Photos of the Week

Vatican Pope Easter

Priests take pictures as Pope Francis celebrates the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, March 28, 2013. The Chrism Mass marks the start of the Easter celebrations. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Natural History ...Harry, 7, last name not given, plays with a butterfly as he poses for the photographers during the launch of the Natural History Museum's 'Sensational Butterflies' exhibition, in London, Monday, March 25, 2012. The exhibition will run from March 29 until Sept.15, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

India Holi Festi...An Indian child, face smeared with colored powder, celebrates Holi festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March. 27, 2013. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors that also marks the advent of spring, is being celebrated across the country Wednesday.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Spain Holy WeekPenitents from La Paz brotherhood wait outside the church before taking part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Christian Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain SpringA duck swims in a natural lake as trees and the sky are reflected in the surface near Canada de Hoyo, Spain, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Warmer weather is slowly coming as spring is approaching in Spain. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Vatican Palm Sun...Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart, as tens of thousands joyfully waved olive branches and palm fronds. The square overflowed with some 250,000 pilgrims, tourists and Romans eager to join the new pope at the start of solemn Holy Week ceremonies, which lead up to Easter, Christianity's most important day. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Mideast Israel P...An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man burns leavened items in final preparation for the Passover holiday in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, March. 25, 2013. Jews are forbidden to eat leavened foodstuffs during the Passover holiday that celebrates the biblical story of the Israelites' escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

U.S. Navy's Blue...In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels perform their precision aerobatics over the Florida Keys during the Southernmost Air Spectacular at Naval Air Station Key West Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Key West, Fla. The weekend air show concludes Sunday, March 24, and may mark the the last Blue Angels performance through the end of September 2013 due to sequester budget cuts. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Rob O'Neal)

Belarus Earth Ho...Belarusian National Library taken before the lights are turned off during the worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change, in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Earth Hour was marked worldwide at 8.30 p.m. local time and is a global call to turn off lights for 60 minutes in a bid to highlight the global climate change. Monument of Belarusian enlightener Frantsysk Skorina is on left. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Washington Monum...Scaffolding rises around the Washington Monument as the sun sets, Friday, March 22, 2013 in Washington. The monument was damaged in an 5.8 magnitude earthquake Aug. 23, 2011. The monument will remain closed, and repairs are expected to take 12-18 months. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

India Holi Festi...A student throws flower petals during a performance as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at Rabindra Bharati University campus in Kolkata, India, Friday, March 22, 2013. Rabindra Bharati University is founded at the residence of first Indian Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Russia SnowfallA man runs through snow covered railway tracks during a snowstorm in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 24, 2013. A heavy snowfall has continued for the second day in Moscow with temperatures hovering around -8 degrees Celsius (17 F). (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

Singapore River ...A giant river otter, the world's largest otter species, swims in its enclosure at the newly completed River Safari on Monday March 25, 2013 in Singapore. The River Safari, the Wildlife Reserves Singapore's latest attraction will showcase 5,000 animal specimens representing 300 animal species from freshwater habitats inspired by eight of the world's iconic rivers including the Mississippi, Nile, Mekong, Yangtze and Amazon Rivers and will open its doors to the public in April this year. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Mexico Music Fes...A circus performer belonging to the "Los Zoyacapoteros", part of the "Indigenous Laboratory of Acrobatics" performs at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, Monday March 25, 2013. The Laboratory is a collaboration between circus performers and acrobats belonging to several indigenous communities from the Gulf state of Veracruz. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Britain PelicansThree young pelicans glide across the water after they are released into the lake in St James's Park in London, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Three Great White Pelicans, a gift from the City of Prague were introduced into the lake after spending 2 months in an enclosure in the park to get them acclimatised to the new surroundings. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Washington Cherr...The Washington state Capitol dome is seen through cherry blossom trees that have started to bloom, on Monday, March 25, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

Haiti Slum Makeo...In this picture taken March 21, 2013, homes painted in bright colors cover a hill in Jalousie, a cinder block shantytown in Petionville, Haiti. Workers this month began painting the concrete facades of buildings in Jalousie slum a rainbow of colors, inspired by the dazzling “cities-in-the-skies” of well-known Haitian painter Prefete Duffaut, who died last year. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Myanmar Full Moo...Buddhist devotees carry youngsters on their shoulders as they celebrate the novitiate ceremony of the young Buddhist monks at Yangon's famous Shwedagon pagoda on Full Moon Day of Tabaung, the last month in the Myanmar calendar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Myanmar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

Germany Giraffe ...A baby giraffe stahds in front of its mother Gambela at an enclosure of the zoo in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The zoo searches for a godfather or godmother for the new giraffe, who can then pick the name of the animal. The name shall start with a 'z': either Zuli, Zikomo or Zebenjo are under consideration. (AP Photo/dpa, Bernd Thissen)

South Korea Ship...South Korean President Park Geun-Hye burns incense before an altar with portraits of the 46 sailors killed in the 2010 incident that South Korean war ship was sunken, in Daejeon, South Korea, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. An explosion ripped apart the 1,200-ton warship, killing 46 sailors near the maritime border with North Korea in 2010. South Korea marks three years from the incident on March 26. (AP Photo/Kim Jae-hwan, Pool)

India Holi Festi...An Indian Hindu widow walks with a cane as flowers fall from above during Holi celebrations organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The widows, many of whom at times have lived desperate lives in the streets of the temple town, celebrated the festival for the first time at the century old ashram. After their husband's deaths the women have been banished by their families to the town where devotees believe Lord Krishna was born, for supposedly bringing bad luck. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Myanmar Armed Fo...Myanmar’s military officers stand during Myanmar’s 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Myanmar's commander in chief said the military will continue to play a political role as it supports the country's transition to democracy. Speaking to thousands of troops at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said Wednesday that the military must strengthen its capabilities with modern weaponry and training. He also said the country would like to deepen military engagement with other countries, particularly within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and will abide by international human rights conventions. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Australia ArtA giant 10 meter (32.8 feet) wide stainless steel disc titled "Sky Mirror", a work of art by British artist Anish Kapoor, is displayed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The mirror has convex and concave surfaces creating constantly changing images as the sun and clouds in the sky move as well as people passing by. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Germany Zoo Koal...The yet unnamed male koala joey rides on his mother Goonderrah's back at the Zoo in Duisburg, western Germany on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The little Koala left his mother's pouch after six months for the first time. The Duisburg Zoo is one of the major breeding units for Koalas in Europe. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

China Fashion We...A model shows off the latest creations from the Mao Geping stylist collection during a show for fashion week in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Indonesia FloodsIndonesians wade through a flooded street in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Heavy rain triggered floods in the area Wednesday, submerging hundreds of houses and forcing residents to flee. (AP Photo)

Germany WeatherA snowkiter speeds with his board at the Wasserkuppe plateau, in the Rhoen mountains, central Germany, near Obernhausen, Wednesday March 27, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa,Nicolas Armer)

Britain Christie...A chicken egg is displayed next to a sub-fossilised pre-17th century Elephant Bird egg to scale the size difference at Christie's auction house's premises in London, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The Elephant Bird egg, which is estimated to fetch 20,000 to 30,000 pounds ($30,210 to $45,315 and 23,645 to 35,467 euro) in the forthcoming Travel, Science and Natural History sale on April 24, measures over 100 times the average size of a chicken egg, and stands at 21cm in diameter and 30cm in height. The extinct Elephant Bird species was native to Madagascar and among the heaviest known birds. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Greece Independe...A military officer inspects Greek Presidential guards prior to a military parade to commemorate Independence Day in Athens, Monday March 25, 2013. For the second straight year, heavy police presence, for fear of disruptive incidents, has effectively closed off central Athens, not only for vehicles, but also for people who, in the past, lined up the parade route. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

Vatican Pope Eas...Priests take pictures as Pope Francis celebrates the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, March 28, 2013. The Chrism Mass marks the start of the Easter celebrations. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Holy Week Full M...A full moon rises behind a cross on top of Saint Nicholas Catholic Church in the Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J., Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Catholics are observing Holy Week, which is the final week of the Lent period before Easter. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Britain Royal Ma...The Maundy purses are arranged on a gold plate ready for distribution by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during the Maundy service, at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, England, Thursday, March 28, 2013. During the service the Queen distributed the Maundy money to 87 women and 87 men, one for each of The Queen’s 87 years. Each recipient receives two purses, one red and one white. The red purse will contain a 5 pound coin and 50 pence coin commemorating the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation. The white purse will contain uniquely minted Maundy Money. This takes the form of silver one, two, three and four penny pieces, the sum of which equals the number of years the Monarch has years of age. This year there will be 87 pennies worth distributed. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)

Germany EasterA hare rests in a field in Duisburg, western Germany, Thursday March 28, 2013. Kids in Germany are made believe that hares traditionally deliver the Easter eggs. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Supreme Court Ga...Kevin Coyne of Washington holds flags in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court, in the second day of gay marriage cases, turned Wednesday to a constitutional challenge to the federal law that prevents legally married gay Americans from collecting federal benefits generally available to straight married couples. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Spain Holy WeekPenitents of "Santisimo Cristo de las Injurias" brotherhood take part in a Holy Week procession in Zamora, northern Spain, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Lake Shore Prote...Cattails line the shore of Woodbury Lake on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in Woodbury, Vt. The Vermont House is debating a bill aimed at enhancing the protection of Vermont's lakes from the damaging effects of some shoreline development. Environmental groups say the bill has been significantly watered down. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

India Good Frida...Indian Christian devotees pray as a man dressed as Jesus Christ, unseen, carries a cross while reenacting Jesus’ path to crucifixion on Good Friday in Gauhati, India, Friday, March 29, 2013. Christians all over the world are marking Good Friday, the day when Christ was crucified. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Japan Cherry Blo...Cats sit on a branch of a cherry tree as cherry blossoms are in full bloom at a park in Tokyo Friday, March 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Kazakhstan Russi...In this photo taken with a fisheye lens and with long time exposure the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-08M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, early Friday, March 29, 2013. The Russian rocket carries Russian Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Pavel Vinogradov and U.S. astronaut Christopher Cassidy. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Mideast Israel P...A Christian Catholic pilgrim lights a candle inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Britain Easter P...Pilgrims walk with crosses as the Northern Cross pilgrimage makes its final leg of the journey to Holy Island, Berwick Upon Tweed, England, Friday, March 29, 2013. For more than 30 years, groups of pilgrims celebrate Easter by crossing the tidal causeway during the annual Christian cross carrying pilgrimage to Holy Island , the pilgrims walk around 100 miles through Northumberland and the Scottish Borders during Holy Week.(AP Photo/Scott Heppell).

Lion CubsIn this picture made available Friday March 29, 2013 Shirwane, an Indian lioness, roars as she lies with her cubs in their enclosure in the Zoo of Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, March 28, 2013. The four cubs were born on Feb. 16. (AP Photo/MTI, Attila Kovacs)

Putrajaya Intern...Hot air balloons from the 5th Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2013 float over the skies of Malaysia's capital of Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, March 29, 2013. (REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad)